In the show, comedians Kevin Barnett, Jennifer Bartels, Jermaine Fowler,
Lil Rel Howery, The Lucas Bros. and Josh Rabinowitz will take sketch
comedy to the next level, with a combination of scripted scenes,
man-on-the-street segments and more, including a previously-untold story
from television history, and the adventures of "Tracy Morgan Freeman."
truTV has ordered 10 episodes of Friends of the People, which is being
produced by 3 Arts Entertainment and Marobru Productions.

Type: Variety

Languages: English

Status: Running

Runtime: 30 minutes

Premier: 2014-10-28

Friends of the People - Making Friends and Influencing People - Netflix

“Making Friends and Influencing People” is the third episode of the
second season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,
based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland
Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division), revolving around the
character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they
fight Hydra for control of a superhuman. It is set in the Marvel
Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the
franchise. The episode was written by Monica Owusu-Breen, and directed
by Bobby Roth. Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film
series, and is joined by principal cast members Ming-Na Wen, Brett
Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, and Nick
Blood. The idea of brainwashing plays a significant part in the episode,
and is brought over from the films. “Making Friends and Influencing
People” originally aired on ABC on October 7, 2014, and according to
Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 4.47 million viewers in its
original airing. The episode received a positive critical response, with
the performance of De Caestecker praised, and the rom-com sequence
featuring the character of Simmons also highlighted.

Friends of the People - Casting - Netflix

In September 2014, Marvel revealed that main cast members Clark Gregg,
Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, and
Nick Blood would star as Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Skye, Leo Fitz,
Jemma Simmons, and Lance Hunter, respectively. It was also revealed that
the guest cast for the episode would include Henry Simmons as Alphonso
“Mack” MacKenzie, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Dylan Minnette as
Donnie Gill, Simon Kassianides as Sunil Bakshi, Adam Kulbersh as Kenneth
Turgeon, Maya Stojan as Agent 33, David Diaan as Elias, Jarrod Crawford
as Lead Hydra Agent, Nicholas Roth as Second Hydra Agent, Mo Darwiche as
Ship's Captain, and Jesse D. Goins as Theo. However, Diaan, Crawford,
Roth, Darwiche, and Goins did not receive guest star credit in the
episode. Though he was not officially announced by Marvel, B.J. Britt
also guest stars as Antoine Triplett. Simmons, Diamond, Minette,
Kassianides, and Britt all reprise their roles from earlier in the
series.